In this instance the smaller guy was having to deal with the bigger guy bullying him. First he took his shorts off and had his athletic shorts on. He applied a swift blow and a smooth double leg takedown. Takedowns are beast in the street. Watch below: What are your thoughts on this? Was this…

Today Michael Hillebrand brings in special guest Seibo Shen form Vape X Hale to talk about CBD’s and how they can be used to help athletes. The question is how does marijuana help if it does and why if you do BJJ you should take CBDs. Shen discusses CBD as a source of help for…

This is an interesting topic. Jiu Jitsu can be an expensive sport. And rightly so. A gym owner has to pay for a school to rent. They have to buy the mats, etc. It can generally cost between 5-100k just to get the business started or even more. Depending on where they are obviously the…

What do I mean by cross-training? For this article it will mean training at other Jiu Jitsu schools. Many years ago I was training at one school that was about 1 hour away from me. I then realized another school was much closer, literally a mile away and I had no idea prior. This was…

You’d be surprised at how many people with no belts at all train some type of grappling. With the widespread growth of Jiu Jitsu there are many areas where people are learning online and have maybe one or two training partners in their location. Luckily it’s spreading. But what happens in the meantime? Can a…

I am going to comment about a story I was emailed this week from a close friend. It’s a true story and I want your opinion. A Jiu Jitsu black belt was out of town for a day to do some work. [READ: 5 Ways to spot a bjj fighter] He stopped into a BJJ…